The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany passes law increasing video surveillance in public After a marathon sitting lasting the whole week, the German parliament (Bundestag) agreed upon a law on Friday that will relax restrictions on video surveillance in shops, stadiums and stations. https://www.thelocal.de/20170310/germany-passes-law-increasing-video-surveillance-in-public Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:51:11 +0100 germany-passes-law-increasing-video-surveillance-in-public After July attacks, govt drafts new video surveillance law The Interior Ministry is drafting a law which will enable public spaces to be filmed for surveillance purposes as a reaction to deadly attacks in July, according to a newspaper report. https://www.thelocal.de/20161026/govt-plans-to-widen-video-surveillance-to-counter-terror Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:55:00 +0200 govt-plans-to-widen-video-surveillance-to-counter-terror